Faculty and Staff Postings

Dr. Sarah Otto

Equity and diversity are essential to academic excellence. UBC Science is dedicated to maintaining a diverse community that fosters the inclusion of voices that have traditionally been underrepresented or discouraged.

Assistant Professor in Non-Seed Plant Diversity

Application deadline: December 19, 2025

UBC Botany seeks candidates for a tenure-track assistant professor in non-seed plant diversity with an expected start date of July 1, 2026. This is a full-time position with an expected starting salary range of $120,000 to $135,000 per annum. Applicants conducting innovative research in the area of bryophyte, fern or lycophyte diversity are encouraged to apply, including those who employ systematics, phylogenetics, evolution, paleobotany, ecology, cell biology, developmental biology, physiology, molecular biology, genomics, or related techniques. The position includes opportunities for strong interactions with UBC’s Biodiversity Research Centre, Michael Smith Laboratories, Beaty Biodiversity Museum, UBC Botanical Garden, and faculties of Land and Food Systems, and Forestry.

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CIHR Canada Research Chair in Medical Physics

Application deadline: November 30, 2025

UBC Physics and Astronomy invites applications for a Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Medical Physics in the Canadian Institutes of Health Research stream. Tier 2 Chairs are five-year positions, renewable once, intended for exceptional emerging scholars with the potential to lead in their fields. Applicants must hold or be eligible to hold a full-time, tenure-stream appointment at the rank of assistant or associate professor at UBC. The successful applicant will be required to prepare a CRC package by the UBC internal deadline of August 21, 2026. The earliest anticipated start date for this position is July 1, 2026. Employment is contingent on successful receipt of the applicable CRC award.

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Assistant Professors, Computer Science

Application Deadline: December 10, 2025

UBC Computer Science invites applications for up to two full-time tenure-track positions at the rank of assistant professor in all areas of computer science. Appointment may be considered at a higher rank for a candidate with exceptional qualifications. The anticipated start date is July 1, 2026. Candidates must have a PhD in computer science or a related field and must demonstrate evidence of research success and a high potential to be leaders in their research field. The department is particularly interested in applicants in the following priority areas: visualization, robotics, reinforcement learning, data management, and data mining.

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UBC Science brings together a community of students and scholars internationally recognized for its commitment to discovery and innovation. UBC research prowess in environmental science, math, physics, plant and animal science, computer science, oceanography, geology and biology is consistently rated best in Canada by international and national rankings.

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As one of the world’s leading universities, the University of British Columbia creates an exceptional learning environment that fosters global citizenship, advances a civil and sustainable society, and supports outstanding research to serve the people of British Columbia, Canada and the world.

 

 

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We honour xwməθkwəy̓ əm (Musqueam) on whose ancestral, unceded territory UBC Vancouver is situated. UBC Science is committed to building meaningful relationships with Indigenous peoples so we can advance Reconciliation and ensure traditional ways of knowing enrich our teaching and research.

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